Studies not in support
Cats were not among predators of reintroduced,
predator-inexperienced, wallabies (Short et al. 1992).
Is the threat claim evidence-based?
There are no studies linking cats to parma wallabies.
Evidence linking Macropus parma
to cats. Systematic review of evidence for an association
between Macropus parma and cats. Positive studies are in
support of the hypothesis that cats contribute to the decline
of Macropus parma, negative studies are not in support. Predation
studies include studies documenting hunting or scavenging; baiting
studies are associations between poison baiting and threatened mammal
abundance where information on predator abundance is not provided;
population studies are associations between threatened mammal and
predator abundance.
References
Short, J., Bradshaw, S. D., Giles, J., Prince, R. I. T., &
Wilson, G. R. (1992). Reintroduction of macropods (Marsupialia:
Macropodoidea) in Australia—a review. Biological conservation, 62(3),
189-204.
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